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Fulfulde, Adamawa

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: fub

Population	669,000 in Cameroon (1986). Possibly 13,000,000 speakers of all Fulfulde. Population total all countries: 919,600.
Region	Widespead in Far North, North and Adamawa provinces. Also in Chad, Nigeria, Sudan, United States.
Language maps	Southeastern Cameroon, reference number 30 Northern Cameroon, reference number 30 Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 30
Alternate names	Adamawa Fulani, Biira, Boulbe, Domona, Dzemay, Eastern Fulani, Foulfoulde, Ful, Fula, Fulbe, Fulfulde, Gapelta, Palata, Paldena, Paldida, Pelta Hay, Peul, Peulh, Pladina, Pule, Pullo, Sanyo, Taareyo, Zaakosa, Zemay
Dialects	Maroua, Garoua, Ngaondéré, Kambariire, Nomadic Fulfulde, Bilkire Fulani (Bilkiri).
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fulani-Wolof, Fula, Eastern A member of macrolanguage Fulah [ful] (Senegal).
Language use	In north Cameroon.
Language development	Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1983.
Writing system	Arabic script, Ajami style. Latin script.
Comments	‘Fulfulde’ is the language, ‘Fulbe’ the people. Adamawa is a major Fula geopolitical state. SVO. Traditional religion, Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Chad

Language name	Fulfulde, Adamawa
Population	148,000 in Chad (2006). Kano-Katsina-Bororro Fulfulde. 152,146 all Fulfulde varieties in Chad.
Region	Mayo-Kebbi Ouest region, Lac Léré Department.
Language maps	Chad, reference number 6 Southwestern Chad, reference number 6
Alternate names	Adamawa Fulani, Biira, Boulbe, Domona, Dzemay, Eastern Fulani, Foulfoulde, Ful, Fula Fulbe, Nagapelta, Palata, Paldena, Paldida, Pelta Hay, Peul, Peulh, Pladina, Pule, Pullo, Sanyo, Taareyo, Zaakosa, Zemay
Dialects	Maroua, Garoua, Ngaoundéré, Kambariire, Nomadic Fulfulde, Bilkire Fulani (Bilkiri).
Comments	Fulfulde is the language, Fulbe the people. Traditional religion, Muslim.

Nigeria

Language name	Fulfulde, Adamawa
Population	7,611,000 all Fulfulde in Nigeria (1991 SIL).
Region	East central, Taraba and Adamawa States, Yola area.
Language maps	Nigeria, Map 3, reference number 205 Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 205 Nigeria, Map 8, reference number 205
Alternate names	Eastern Fulfulde, Fillanci, Fula, Fulani, Fulatanchi
Language use	Official language.
Comments	The language is ‘Fulatanchi’, ‘Fillanci’, or ‘Fula’; a speaker is ‘Pullo’; the people are ‘Fulbe’ or ‘Fulani’. Muslim, traditional religion.

Sudan

Language name	Fulfulde, Adamawa
Population	90,000 in Sudan (1982 SIL).
Region	North, Blue Nile and Kordofan regions.
Alternate names	Fellata
Dialects	Gombe.
Language use	All ages. Many also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd], Hausa [hau], or Songhay [hmb]. Mahdist group also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Comments	Previous migrations from Sokoto, Nigeria; Maasina, Mali; Liptaako and Jelgooji, Burkina Faso; Adamawa and Gombe, Nigeria; and the Wodaabe lineage have settled in Sudan. Some also from Cameroon. Predominant Fulfulde in Sudan is Adamawa. Influenced by Arabic. Muwalid group is monolingual in Sudanese Spoken Arabic.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CLARK, Scott, author. 2007. Alphabet and orthography statement for Fulfulde [FUB] Ajamiya (found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Central African Republic).  

HAMAN, Oumaté; NOUHOU, Amadou; POHLIG, Annie Whaley, compilers. 1991. Vocabulaire de base en quatre langues: wandala, fulfulde, français, anglais.  

HARRISON, Annette, author. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  

NOSS, Philip A., editor. 1982. Grafting Old Rootstock: Studies in Culture and Religion of the Chamba, Duru, Fula, and Gbaya of Cameroun.  

Vernacular Publications

Atətak way anga ɗo sa ɗaf nga pə Yesu. 2005.

Ekkitinol ajamiya: Fulfulde windaande bee karfeeje Arabiya. 2007.